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La Trobe Financial goes carbon neutral

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 23 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... governments and academic resources. The emissions identified included Scope 1 gas, fuel and refrigerants, Scope 2 electricity consumption,and Scope 3 - indirect gas, direct fuel, and water as well as supply chain, office paper, catering and food, accommodation ...

Climate change is changing the outlook for energy utilities

KIRSTY MACKAY-FISHER  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Australia's electricity sector is the nation's single largest source of greenhouse gas pollution, accounting for about a third of our total greenhouse gas emissions. Extreme weather events related to climate change such as prolonged drought, bushfires ...

The importance of infrastructure in the transition to low carbon

URSULA TONKIN  |  FRIDAY, 17 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... or facilitate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Serious changes need to be made in the coming decades. For example, electricity and heating must shift entirely away from fossil fuels, and transport must shift to fully electric or green fuels. Importantly ...

Greenpeace reveals greenwashing ASX companies

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 16 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
Setting and meeting a 100% renewable electricity goal by 2025 is "the key measure of credibility of any corporate climate action plan," according to Greenpeace. Greenpeace Australia Pacific has launched Hero to zero: uncovering the truth of corporate ...

Boral to go net zero by 2050

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  TUESDAY, 7 SEP 2021  |  NEWS
... are expected to occur in the next 18-24 months, Todorcevski said. Other moves, such as switching to 100% renewable electricity for operations outside of the kiln, will happen by 2025, Todorcevski said. Boral will also address the carbon intensity of ...

Forrest reiterates call for net zero target

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  WEDNESDAY, 18 AUG 2021  |  NEWS
... the creation of a new energy system to power that new industry. "To make the economics of hydrogen work, the cost of electricity needs to come down," Wonhas added, noting that doing so will result in consumer benefit and worker benefit.

Infrastructure to offer opportunity for decarbonisation investment: ClearBridge

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  MONDAY, 26 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... and portfolio manager Nick Langley. "If you take 30 year timeframe, out to 2050, the first cab off the rank is the electricity and renewable sector and that's because we've already had policy support, we already have regulatory arrangements in place ...

Cooper Energy announces carbon neutral certification

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... the activities of an organisation or activities under their control. Scope 2 emissions are indirect emissions from electricity purchased and used by an organisation. Scope 3 emissions are emissions that come as the result activities from assets not owned ...

Charting a course to net zero: Neuberger Berman

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 15 JUL 2021  |  NEWS
... are decisions that we believe are hard to justify from a climate perspective - new investment in thermal coal-based electricity generation, for example." Beyond the governance and decisions to make a net zero commitment, most of the work is around integrating ...

ASX company issues billion dollar sustainability linked bond

RACHEL ALEMBAKIS  |  THURSDAY, 17 JUN 2021  |  NEWS
... first target will see Wesfarmers' retail business (Bunnings, Kmart Group and Officeworks) source 100% of their electricity from renewable sources by the end of 2025. The second target will see Wesfarmers Chemical, Energy and Fertilisers Division's ...